Perth vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	44
😀 Quality of life	96	62
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.4M

The cost of living in Perth is 164% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 978th and 6169th ($2448 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Australia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Australia vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 10th and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Perth	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$7641

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$903
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$722
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$771
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$767
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$970
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$650
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1010
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$691
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$679
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$555
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1392
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$667
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$651
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$655
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$543
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$804
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$770
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$636
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$666
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$590
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$566
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$610
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$582
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$581
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$605
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$495
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$555
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$500
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$633
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$484
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$567
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$426
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$709
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$566
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$613
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1044
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$454
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$635